Eye-Catching Structures

Colonial-style posts rise to arches with latticework in this stunning gazebo by SamsGazebos, available at Costco and Home Depot. $2,999-$3,499

Poolside Addition

Landscape companies can make gazebos to fit into certain areas of a yard. For this gazebo, Georgia Landscape was faced with a steel slope behind the pool, but found a spot for the structure, which allows the homeowners to watch football games and other sports when outside.

Ready for a Party

Bring a bold color to your outdoor shelter with gazebos available in tropical hues like aqua. Other colors include ruby red and khaki. The 10-foot-high gazebo has drapes that can adjust as well. $484 at Overstock.com

Architectural Elements

Gazebos typically have six or eight sides and can be Victorian in style, with elements such as domed roofs as in this design created by SamsGazebos.

Affordable Option

The Brown Garden House gazebo, made of steel frames and a fabric canvas, comes with a back wall that can be converted into an awning. For installing, ground stakes and tie down cords are included. $150 at Home Depot.

Forged by Hand

For a formal touch, this gazebo is made out of solid steel hand-forged by blacksmiths in Poland. The result is an intricate vine-and-leaf design that curls up the finial ball. Lanterns, string lights and baskets also can hang from the structure, which is priced at $3,499.99 at achla.com.

For All Seasons

At nearly 9-feet high, the Bergamo Gazebo has a steel frame and polyester cover, also coming with adjustable mosquito netting. It comes in beige and is priced at $344. Find it at wayfair.com

Shady Spots

The two-toned rectangle gazebo is part of Lowe’s Allen + Roth line, spanning up to 10 feet in the center. The canopy has an air vent, and the gazebo can be used to enclose seating or even a hot tub.

Curtained Effect

Let down the curtains of this gazebo, to create a more intimate setting and to keep away the bugs. This Allen + Roth rectangle gazebo is priced at $498 at Lowe’s.

Detailed Design

A domed roof adds a European look to an octagon-shaped gazebo custom-made by SamsGazebos, which typically range from $7,000-$13,000.

Clean Lines

Some call a rectangle-shaped structure a pavilion instead of a gazebo, but either way, it can shield homeowners and guests from the sun and rain. The STC Monica Four Season Gazebo has a clean design, with an aluminum composite roof that protects against rust. Priced at $2,300 at wayfair.com

Cute Shelter

Gazebos can be assembled and positioned in a yard, on a patio or even over a hot tub. The International Caravan St. Kitts gazebo also has a double-vented canopy that allows air to flow underneath. $484 at Overstock.com

Sliding Doors

With the Rondo Garden Pavilion, the walls move around on tracks, so that the opening can be positioned anywhere. The pavilion, at 11-feet high, is a splurge, priced at up to $19,999, from Exaco Trading Co.